Spring-wheel.



PATBNTED mm1, 190s,

. S. S. CHILDS.

SPRING WHEEL..

APPLICATION FILED rn.1s.419o7.

INVENTOR A ORNEY A UNITED STATES` PATENT OFFICE.-

l SAMUELv S. CHILDS, OF BERNARDSVILLE NEW JERSEY.

sPnING-WHEEL.. 1,.

il No. 878,937. i Specification of Lettersylatent. l Patented Feb. .11, 1908.

Apptcaionnea February 15.1907. semi No'. 357.515. v

To all whom it may concern: I posed on the felly so as to be opposite the Be it known that I, SAMUEL S. CHILDS, a plates 16. In each cup 17 is yplaced a block -citizen of the United States, residing at Ber- 22 which is made of rubber or any compound nardsville,inthe countyof SomersetandState that will give resiliency to the block, and

of N ew Jersey, have invented certain new there is a perforation 23 in the block to lit 55 and useful lImprovements in Spring-Wheels; over the boss 19. A U 24-is arranged to and I do hereby declare the followin to be a' 'I slide on the block 23, grid; these rings 24 are full, clear, and exact description 01g the inl slid back on each block, and the assembling vention, such as will enable others skilled in l of the wheel is permitted by reason of these the art to which it appertains to make and .l rings passing in under the plates 16. 60 use the same, reference being had to the ac- W'hen the Y rings 24' which are internally companying drawings, and to letters of refg screw-threaded on the upper end, are screwed erence marked thereon, which form a part of up on the plates 16, the bl'ocks 22' are held this specication. against any lateral displacement, and at the This nivent-ion relates 'to an improved l same time there is enough space between the 65 vehicle wheel that comprises-a body portion inner edge of any of the. rings 24 and the having a felly, and having a rim surrounding outer edge of the rims 18 to permit sufficient the felly at a distance therefrom. resiliency to the wheel. 'Small Washers of The invention is designed to provide spring leather, or similar material 25 can be placed 20 elements or bumpers between the felly andunder the cups 17 to prevent tilting of the 70 the rim, t ese spring elements being adapted cups, rand thereby avolding undue strain on to be made to stand a radial compression, the bolts 20. It will also be seen that any and alsol be adapted to transmit motion circircumferential strain on the wheel will be cumferentially between the felly and the rim. transmitted to the blocks, and when the The spring elements of this device are prefblocks llave been submitted to this circum: 75 erably made in the form of blocks, of rubber ferential strain, they will actin unison to or similai` compressible material that is at the transmit power from the felly to the rim, or

same time elastic or resilient. vice versa. The shape of the cups and the The invention is illustrated in the accomrings, and of the resilient blocks, can be 3Q panying drawings, 1n wh1chaltered as to their shape and ornamentation 80 Figure 1 is a side view of a-portion of a to suit the ideas of the constructor. whee made up according to my present Having thus described myinvention,what ideas. Fig. 2 1s a longitudinal section I, claim iszthrough one of the spring e ements or bum l 1. In a spring wheel, a resilient block, a ers, and Fig. 3 is a section on line 3, 3, 1n cup on one end of the block having a mar- 85 Fig 2 ginal flange to embrace the block, means for The body portion is made up of the hub 10, securin the block to the felly of a wheel, a thes okes 11, and the felly.12. Surroundscrew-t eaded plate, aA ring slidingl on the ing t 1e felly, and at a distance therefrom, is block and having an internal screw-thread the rim 13 which is provided with any Well on one end'to engage` the plate, and means k90 known form of tire 14. At suitable points forv attaching the plate to the rim of a vehicle. on the inside of the rim and secured by rivets 2. In a spring wheel, a resilient block, a or screws 15, are the circular plates 16, which ou embrac the block vand secured to the are screw-threaded on their peripheries. Opfe y ofa whee ,a late adapted to be secured posed to each plate 16 is a cupv 17 havin a to the rim of a w eeLand a ring sliding on 9.5 marginal rim 18, and a central boss 19, t .the block and `adapted to be detachably boss being screw-threaded. Suitable bolts vsecured to the plate, whereby when the ring 20 pass through the felly and are screwed is detached fromthe plate the block can be into the boss 19,' bein held against removal removed between the felly and the rim.

bythe heads 21. T ese cups 17 are dis- 3, In aspring wheel, a` body portion hav- 100 v www., A

ing a felly, a rim surrounding the elly-at a n testimony, that I claim the foregoin disjtqnce therefrom, a cup secured to the fely I have hereunto set my hand this twelt having a marginal flange and a central boss, day of February 1907. a resillent block having a centrelperfomtion, SAMUEL S. CHLDS. a. plate secured to the rim, a sleeve sliding 'W'tnesses:'

on the block, andl Ineens for detachably se- /VIIILABD W, CUTLER,

curing the sleeve to the plate. RICHARD RICHARDS. 

